Coin-controlled vending-machine.



. PATENTED AUG. 6, 1907.

E. P. SPAULDING.

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GOIN `OONTROLLBD VBNDING MACHINE.

No. 862,519. v PATENTED AUG. 6, 1907.

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No. 862,519. PATENTED AUG. 6, 1907. E. P. SPAULDING.

GOIN GONTROLLED VENDING MAGHNE. APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 1,;1906.

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UNITED 4STATES PATENT oEEIcE.,

ELIJAH F. SPAULDING, OF BROOKLYN,`NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO RUDOLPH F.EMMRIOH, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

COIN-CONTROLLED VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6,1907.

`Application tiled Tune 1,1906. Serial No. 319,689.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIJAH F. SPAULDING, `a citizen of the United'States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Controlled Vending-Machines, of whichthe following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in coin controlled vendingmachines, and consists in the novel features, arrangements andcombinations of parts hereinafter described, and particularly pointedout in the claims.

The invention made the subject of this application comprises certainimprovements on the vending machine disclosed in Letters Patent No.810,576 granted to me January 23, 1906.

The object of the present invention is to simplify and render moreefficient, durable and desirable the machine shown and described in theaforesaid Letters Patent.

My present invention pertains more` particularly to a novel constructionand arrangement ofthe pivoted coin chute frame, the pivotally mountedejector carried thereby, and the pivotally mounted coin receiver whosemovement, when a coin is introduced thereto, tilts the said ejector intoposition for dislodging the article sold.

The invention will `be fully understood from the detailed descriptionhereinafter presented, reference being had -to the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure l is a front view, partly broken away, of a vending machineconstructed in'accordanee with and embodying theinvention; Fig. 2 is asidey elevation, partly in section, of same, the side of the casinghaving been removed and a portion of the machine being in section onthedotted line 2 2 of Fig. l, Fig. 2 illustrating by dotted lines theinitial positions of the coin- `receiver and goods-ejector prior to theentrance of a proper coin into said receiver and by full lilies showingthe positions to `which the coin-receiver and goodsejector are moved,due to the entrance of a proper` coin to the receiver, preparatory tothe movement of the operating mechanism for ejecting the article sold;Fig. 3 is a front elevation, partly broken away, of the machine, withthe front of the casing removed to disclose the interior mechanism andwith one coin-receiver in the position in which it is shown in Fig. 2;the left half of Fie. 3 corresponds with Fig. 4; Fig. 4 is a viewcorresponding with Fig. 2 but illustrating the goods-ejector as havingbeen pushed inwardly to dislodge the article sold and the coin as havingbeen dislodged from the coin-receiver, the latter having been relievedof the coin having automatically returned to its initial position,asshown by full lines in Fig. 4 and by'dotted lines in Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is aview correspondingwith Fig. 2, with the full height of the machine shownand the interior operative mechanism omitted; Fig. G is a detached topview of the goods-ejector; Fig. 7 is an end projection of same, takenfromlthe right hand end of Fig. G; Fig. 8 is a detached top view of thecoin-receiver, Fig. 9 is a detached front view of the lower end of oneof the stackholders for the articles to be sold, and illustrates theframe carried by the lower end of the holder for coperation with theinner end of the ejector, and Fig. l0 is an enlarged vertical sectionthrough a portion of the machine and is presented to illustrate moreclearly the construction and operation of the ejector and the relationof same with respect to the lower end of the holder for the stack ofconfections during the operation of ejecting the lower piece from saidstack.

ln the drawings, liu-designates the general cabinet or casing of themachine, thiscasing comprising sides 1G, a bottom l.7, a top 1S, a back19, a removable front 20 having a glass panel 2l and a lower metallicfront section 22 having at its lower end an inwardly turned portion ormember 23 upon which the coins are finally received and below which isformed a passage 24 through which the purchased pieces of chocolate orother material may be removed in the customary manner. The inner edge ofthe member 23 of the front section 22 normally engages the lower edge ofa rigid transverse metal frame 25 which prevents the lower end of thesection 22 from being pressed inwardly and also prevents access to thereceiving chamber formed above said portion 23. The upper portion ot'the frame 25 extends frontwardly and forms a flange or shelf 2G uponwhich the goodsejectors hereinafter described may rest, more especiallywhen said ejectors are in their initial position shown by dotted linesin Fig. l and `whenafter said ejectors have been actuated, they are toreturn or are returning lo their initial position, as shown by fulllines in Fig. 4.

The upper edge of the casing 22 engages the lower face portion of thcfront 20, and the said front 2() rests upon lips 32 which are turnedinwardly from the metal sides 27 of said casing 22. The sides 27 of thesection 22 are formed with bearing slots 2S (Fig. 5) to pass upon studs29 extending inwardly from the main sides lli and by which the casing 22is pivotally hung. ln the sides 27 ofthe casing 22 is mounted a shaft 30upon which the coin-chute frames", hereinafter described, are pivotallyhung.

yThe front 20 is supported at its lower end upon the aforesaid lips 32,land the ripper end of said front is provided with a suitable lock 33(Fig. 5) by which it may be secured to the top 18. At a suitabledistance above its lower end the front 20, at its inner side, bearsagainst studs 3l, which prevent the lower portion ol' said front' frombeing pushed inwardly, said studs boing rigid with the machine sides lG.

The holders 34 i'or the stacks of chocolates or other articles compriseaback, sides and inwardly extending iront flanges 35 which will embracethe ends ol the pieces of chocolate 14. The holders 34 are provided withlower recessed end plates 37 adapted to engage studs 38 extendinginwardly from the machine sides i6 and which support said holders. 'lheholders 34 are ol' tin or other suitable metal and will preferably besoldered together at their facing sides so that all ol the holders maybe handled as one integral frame and lifted from the machine when thefront 20 is removed.

The front section 22 is formed near its upper end with the coinadmission slots 39 (Fig. l) and at the inner side of its l'aee withvertical inwardly extending walls or partitions 40 (Figs. 4 and 5),while in its iront lace said section 22 is provided with apertures toreceive the actuating handles or rods 4l by which the operativemechanism of the machine may be set in motion to dislodge the articlessold.

ln the present instance l present a machine having two holders 34 forthe stacks o1' condiments and two operating handle rods 41 forcoperation with said holders, one rod 4l being provided lor each holder,but in practice the machine may have as many holders 34 and as manyoperating rods 41 as may be required. v Each rod 41 with its coperatingparts is a duplicate of every other rod 41 and its coperating parts, andhence a description ol the construction and operation of one rod 4l withits coperating parts will be sutlicient for the purpose ol' this case.

The rod 41 projects rontwardly through an aperture in the front section22 and is pivotally connected at its inner end with a pivoted coin-chuteframe 42 which is ireely hung upon the shaft 30 and is in the form of avertical plate having on one side face a runway or chute 43 (Figs. 2, 3and 4) for coins and embodying a rear stop arm 44, a downwardly andinwardly inclined coin-ejector linger 45 and a` downwardly extending arm46, to which is pivotally secured the ejector 47 for the goods sold. Thehandle rod 41 is pivotally secured to the lrame 42 at a point below theshaft 30, which represents the pivotal support lor said frame. rhe frame42 also embodies, at a point below the lower end oi the chute 43, atransverse plate or table 48 upon which the coins finally tall and whichinclines inwardly and downwardly and the purpose oi which is to tilt thecoins backwardly therefrom to the coin-receiver 56,

hereinafter described, which is not connected with either the frame 42or goods-ejector 47. rhe frame 42 presents a coin chute adapted toreceive the coins from the slot 39 and direct'. the saine downwardly andtoward the front ol the machine to the plate 48, whence the coins aretilted or fall backwardly into the coinreceiver 56, which, due to theweight of the coin entering it, will have its rear end tilted upwardlyagainst the goods-ejector 47 and move said ejector into operativeposition, shown in Fig. 2, ior dislodging the article sold upon theoperation of the handle rod- 41. One side of the coin passage throughthe ra1ne`42 is closed by the main vertical plate of said frame and theother side of said passage is closed, when the frame 42 is in itsinitial position, by the partition 40, which extends downwardl y, as at49, along the edge ol' the plate 48, as shown in Fig. 2, so as toconfine the falling coins to the plate 48 and enable the latter toconveniently perform its functions. The plate 48 is directly below thelower end of the chute 43 and the latter, as shown in Fig. 3, is cutaway, as at 50, to permit the descending coins as they fall from thechute to tilt backwardly upon the plate 48 and pass thence to the coinreceiver 56. The

'plate 48 is iol-med at its upper outer edge with a pin 5l over whichthe coins leaving the chute 43 must tilt backwardly, as indicated bydotted lines in Fig. 2, and which will enter the hole in a washer,should one be fed to the machine, and temporarily retain the sameinstead oi permitting it to pass from the plate 48 to the coin-receiver56.

Upon the inner iront i'aee of the casing 22 I secure a magnet 52 beloweach coin slot 39 and withits poles in such relation to the lower end ofthe coin chute that a coin or disk fed to the machine will pass to themagnet and then il 'not acted upon by the magnet or by the pin 51, tiltrearwardly and slide down the plate 48 on its passage to thecoin-receiver 56. The upper ends of the magnets 52 and upper edge of theplate securing th em to the casing 22 form a shelf upon which the coinspass from the chute 43, as shown in Fig. 2. .li an iron or steel diskshould be fed to the machine the magnet would hold the same and preventit from passing to the coin-receiver, and ii a washer should be led tothe machine the pin 51 on the plate 56 will enter the hole therein andprevent the same from passing to the coinreceiver, and in either caseupon the subsequent operation of the handle-rod 41 the iron disk or thewasher will be dislodged and fall into the general chamber for coinswithout actuating the coin-receiver 56 to position the goods-ejector 57.The coin-chute 43 curves rearwardly, commencing at a point below theupper end oi the frame 42, as shown in Fig. 2, and at a point below thecoin-slot 39 the frame 42 is provided with a transverse bar 54 betweenwhich and the upper edge of the chute 43 is formed an opening for theentrance of the coin to the said chute, this opening being carried away,however, from Operative relation with the coin-slot 39 when the frame 42is moved inwardly from its initial position, at which time a solidportion 57 oi the frame 42 closes said coin slot 39. Upon the transversebar 54 is secured a finger 58, preferably of light spring metal, whichwhen the frame 42 is pushed inwardly will brush from the magnet any ironor steel disk that may be caught by the same. Y

The plate or table 48 has at its inner right hand corner, looking at theiront of the machine, a small upwardly turned oblique lip 55 (Fig. 2) todelect the coins passing over said table or plate toward the left sothat they may fall into the coin-receiver 56 which is located slightlyto the left of a central line through said plate 48, as indicated inFig. 3. The plate 48 is also formed with a central slot 60 into which athread may pass should an attempt be made to cheat the machine by`fastening the coin to a string or piece ol thread so as to withdraw thecoin from the machine after the goods have been ejected.

1i a coin fastened to a thread is fed to the present machine and passesto the coin receiver 56 the thread will pass into the slot 60 andthereafter upon any attempt to withdraw the coin by means oi the thread,the coin will pass below the plate 48 and the string will extend upthrough the slot 60 and under such condition it will be impossible towithdraw the coin. l

locate the coin receiver 5G to one side of a central line through theplate 4S so that if a coin tied to a string is fed to the machine thestr'ing will naturally be led into the slot (50.

The arm 4G forming a part of the tilting frame 42 extends later'allyfr'om the side of the main vertical plate of said frame and thencedownwardly in line with the center' of the plate 4S, and the front edgeof this ar'rn 4G compels the coin to r'ernain on and follow thedirection of the plate 4S, there being a limited space between said edgeof said arm 46 and the ripper sur'face of said plate.

The arm 46 of the frame 42 is also formed with a downwar'dly extendinglinger 6l which stands at about a centra-l line with the coin receiver5G and aids in directing the coins as fed to the machine into said receiver. The coins will enter the receiver without regard to the finger'6l but said finger' aids in compelling the coins to take the flatposition in said receiver in which they are shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Theframe 42 is actuated manually by the purchaser' pressing inwardly uponthe r'od 4l for effecting the dislodgment of the articles sold, and saidframe is returned to its initial position by means of a coiled spring G2connected at one end with said frame and at the other end with thefr'ont section 22.

The goods-ejector 47 is pivotally secured to the arm 4G of the frame 42,and this ejector 47 is a light metal frame having at its inner or rearend a Ylip G3 (Fig. 6) adapted to r'est upon the upper slrelf-portion 2Gof the frame 25 when the frame 42 is in its initial at rest position, asshown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. The ejector 47 is for'med with oppositesides 64, G5 fr'om which extend, in a lateral direction, flanges G6, G7,which dur'- ing the. oper'ation of the machine engage the lower ar'ticleof the stack and push the same from the holder S4, so that the same maydescend to the discharge passage 24. The flange 67 is a plain lip asshown in Figs. 2, 6 and 7, and the flange Go' is likewise a. simplepla-in lip but is formed with a depressed edge portion forming a toothor' pawl (5S which coperates with teeth G9 pr'ovided on the stack holderto compel a full movement of the ejector 47 before it can return to itsinitial position.

Upon the lower end of the stack-holder' 34 is pr'ovided a plate or frame70 (Fig. 9) having a depending finger' 7l and inwardly turned flanges72, 7 3 which ar'e below the lower edge of the plate 70 and upon whichthe lower article in the stack of condiments rests, a portion ofthe samebeing exposed between the upper surface of the .flanges 72, 7 3 and themain lower edge of the plate 70.

When the ejector 47 is tilted upwardly to its oper'- ative position bythe entrance of a proper coin to the coin-receiver', as hereinafterexplained, said ejector will take the position shown in Fig. 2 by solidlines, the lip G3 of the ejector becoming arrested by the linger 7l ofthe plate 70 upon the lips GG, 67 of said ejector' coming into the linewith the space directly above the flanges 72, 7 3 of said plate 70,under which condition an inward movement of the handle-rod 4l actuatingthe frame 42, will result in the ejector' being' driven inwardly and its[langes 6G, G7 passing' above the flanges 72, 73 and against the lowerarticle in the holder 34, the continued inward movement of the ejectorpushing said lower' article from the stack. vWhen the ejector 47 hascompleted its full inward movement its lips G6, 67 will pass beyond theflanges 72 73 of the stacl: holder and said ejector' will then tur'ndownwardly of its own weight to the position in which it is shown byfull lines 7 0 in Fig.4, then resting upon the shelf 26. During themovement of the ejector' 47 inwardly its tooth (SS will slide over theteeth (39, which are formed on a. lip 74 of the flange 73 (Fig. 9), butsaid teeth 69 will prevent the return of the ejector' while its lips 6G,G7 ar'e above 75 the flanges 72, 73 by reason of the fact that the toothGS upon any such return movement would engage and lock upon the teeth69. The ejector' 47 is therefore compelled when once placed in itsoperative position and pushed inwardly against the lower' article of theS0 stack, to continue its movement until the lips GG, 67 pass beyond theflange 72, 73 and the ejector' is allowed to descend below said flanges72, 73, at which time it may readily return to its initial positionbelow saidflanges. The lips G6, 67 therefore operate as the means S5 forpushing the lower article from the stack and the lip 63 cooperating withthe finger' 7], serves to arr'est the inner end of the ejector' afterthe latter' has reached its predetermined operative position, said lip63 also serving to engage the flange 26 which supports the ejectorv 90when the latter' is in its initial position.

The coin-receiver' 5G is made from a piece of light metal and is in thefor'rn of a thr'ee-sided frame held at its opposite sides by pins 7 5carried at the upper edge of a transverse plate 76. The pins 75pivotally sup- 95 por't the coin-receiver and are slightly to the frontof the center' of gravity of the r'eceiver. The coin-rcceiver' normallyr'ests at its r'ear' edge upon a transverse rod 77 and at its fr'ont endis adapted to receive a coin, the weight of which will tilt the rear endof said r'eceiver 100 upwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, against the ejector47 to tur'n it upwardly into its predetermined operative position. Atthe front end of the coin receiver 5G the latter' is formed withupwardly extending arms 7 8 79, which flare outwardly to a slight extentat their' ripper' portions l0 5 and have inwardly extending flanges SO,SlV respectively, as shown in Figs. 3 and S, which incline slightlydownwardly and rearwardly and for'rn a support against which the coinmay rest, as shown in Fig. 3. The arm. 79 is creased inwardly to form agroove S2 (Fig. 8) into l lO which the edge of the coin will pass uponentering the receiver, which groove lies between the inner face of theflange S] and the front wall of said crease. The arms 7S, '79 ar'e justsufficiently separated from each other' to hold a proper' coin withoutletting the latter slip downwardly 5 between them, but a coin deficientin diameter is permitted to slip down between the arms 7S, 79 withoutoverbalancing the lfront end of the receiver' frame. lf a coin or diskdef icicnt in weight should be fed to the coin receiver it will notoverbalance the front end of said r'e- 20 ceiver and hence will notplace the ej cctor 47 into its predetermined operative position.

I am also enabled to test a coin as to its thickness, and this isrendered possible by the presence of the groove S2 whose walls are atsuch angle that when a proper 125 coin is delivered to the receiver itsouter' face will engage the flanges SO, 8l and one of its edges will beengaged by the arm 7 S while the rear corner of its other edge will beengaged by the inner wall of the groove 82 at a point near thetransverse center' of the coin. lf 130 the coin should be deficient inthickness the inner wall oi the groove 82 will not engage the same andsaid coin will slip downwardly between the arms 78, 79. The coinreceiver 56 is thus enabled to test the coin as to its weight, diameterand thickness and will lail to operate the ejector if a coin fed to themachine is deficient in either weight, diameter or thickness.

lhe operation oi the machine will be largely understood from thedetailed description lna'einbeiore presented.

ln Fig. 2 I show the tilting or oscillatory frame 42 in its initialposition receiving-a coin, which lf mnnber S3, and in the said figurethe initial positions ol the ej ector 47 and coin receiver 56 are shownby dotted lines. The coin 83 will slide down the coin chute 43 andstrike the iront casing 22 and then tilt backwardly over the pin 5l andl'all upon the inwardly and downwardly inclined table or plate 4S, downwhich it will pass and be by its contact with the lip 55 on said tabledeflected toward the lel't, the coin passing l'rom said plate 48 intothe coin receiver 56, where l have shown said coin in Fig. 2. The weightol the coin in the receiver 56 overbalances the'rcar end ol' thereceiver and causes said end to turn upwardly, as shown by lull lines inFig. 2, against the lowei' side of the goods-ejector v47, the pressureoi the eoin-receiver against said ejector' turning the latter upwardlyinto its predetermined operative position Or until the lip 63 thereofbecomes arrested by the linger 7 Vl ol the stack holder 34.

When the coin-receiver and goods-ejector are in the positions in whichthey are shown in Fig. 2, the purchaser will press inwardly upon thehandle-1'od4l. so as to turn the l'rame 42 inwardly to the position inwhich it is shown in Fig. 4. During this inward movement ol' thel frame42 the ejector' 47 is caused to dislodge the article sold, and thelinger 45 el said frame passing inwardly on the path of the dotted lineshown in Fig. 2, leading from its lower end, meets the coin then in theeoin-rei'zeiver and dislodges the same, the dislodged coin fallingdownwardly between the sides of the coin-receiver frame and said framethen automatically returning to its initial position shown by lull linesin Fig. 4. After thc rod 4l has been pushed iully inwardly and thearticle sold has fallen to the runway 24, said handle'rod is releasedand the spring (i2 restores the i'rame 42 and parts carried thereby totheir initial position.

l have hereinlwlore explained, in detail, the construction and operationof the ejector 47 and also the means provided lor testing coins and forpreventing the repeated use ol a coin to which a thread might be tied,and the same need not be .further rel'erred to at this place.

Upon the upper end 'of the stack ol' conlcctions .l provide a weight S4carrying a hook S5 which when the i'rame 42 is pushed inwardly todislodge the last article in the stack to be sold, will pass upon andengage the arm 44 of said trame, as shown in Fig. 4 by dotted lines, andlock said frame at its inward position, thus preventing the machine, inrespect oi the frame locked, from being operated by a purchaser, andsaid frame 42 when thus locked inwardly closes the coin slot 39 so as toprevent coins from being' led to the then inoperative part ol themachine, as shown in Fig. 4, in which l illustrate the plate 57 aspreventing the entrance ol' a coin to the machine.

.lt has been found that persons at times introduce such material to thecoin slots 39 as to choke the runways for the coins, and to prevent thechoking of the coin chute in the present machine is one ot the objectsof my invention. It will be seen on reference to Fig. 2 that the coinchute is closed at one side by the main plate of the frame 42 and at itsopposite side by the partition 40 and that when the frame 42 isactuated, as shown in Fig. 4, the chute 43 leaves the partition 40 andis not only open at its lower end but also at its front and at -oneside, thereby allowing anything within the frame 42 to i'reely passtherefrom. The form of the chute 43 is such that when the frame 42 isactuated, as shown in Fig. 4, it will be substantially impossible foranything to remain upon the saine.

ln the machine described in my aforesaid Letters Patent dated January23, 1906 the frame carrying the coin chute is operated by a handle rigidwith the trame and requiring for its movement the provision of anelongated slot in the lront casing oi the machine; one ot the purposesaccomplished by the present invention is the elimination oi the saidslot and the securing of a more etlicient structure and a more desirablemovement by providing means for hanging the frame 42 l'rom its upperportion and equipping said frame with a pivoted handle rod 4l. extendingthrough a. simple aperture in the front casing and connected with thetrame 42 at a point below the pivotal support of the latter.

The fraud preventive devices shown and described in this application arenot separately claimed herein because ot the requirement that they bemade the subject ol a separate application, which will be liled toprotect said devices.

W hat l claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters-Patent,ist- 1. ln a vending machine, a holder for the articles to be sold, apivotally mounted frame after-ding a coin-chute and having an exposedhandle, and a goods-ejector pivotally se cured to and carried by saidframe, combined with a pivotnlly mounted coin-receiver below saidejector and independent o1 said traine and adapted upon receiving a cointo tilt against said ejector and position the same for ae tion, saidframe also carryingl a coineiector adapted upon the operation ot' saidframe to dislodge the coin from said receiver; substantially :is setforth.

L. ln a vending machine, u holder for the articles to be sold, apivotally mounted trame having an exposed handle und :ii'l'ording adownwardly and i'rontwardly inclined coincnure, a downwardly undrearwardly inclined table below said chute over which the coins leavingsaid chute tilt and pass rearwardly, and a goeds ejector' pivotallysecured to :ind carried by said frame, combined with a pivotally mountedcoin-receiver below said ejector and independent of said trame undadapted upon receiving a coin to tilt .-i'ninst said ejector andposition the same for action, said irame :ilso carrying a coin-ejectoradapted upon the operation ot' said frame to dislodge the coin from saidreceiver; substantially as set forth.

23. ln :i vending machine, a holder' for the articles to be s.,-ld, apivotally mounted trame having an exposed handle and aliording adownwardly and frontwardly inclined coinchute, a downwardly andrearwardly inclined table below said chute over which the coins leavingsaid chute pass rearwardly, and a goods ejector pivotally secured to andcarried by said frame, combined with a pivotally mounted coinvreceiverbelow said ejector' and independent of said trame and adapted uponreceiving a coin to tilt against said ejector and position the same foraction, said frame also having :i linger normally disposed to compel thecoin to take u flat position in said receiver and another finger whichacts to dislodge the coin from the receiver when 1 said trame isoperated; substantially as set forth.

't. ln a vending machine, a holder for the articles to he sold, apivotally mounted trame affording a coin-chute and having an exposedhandle, and a goods-ejector pivotally secured to and carried by saidframe, said handle being pivotally secured to said frame below thepivot-point of the latter and extending frontwardly through an aperturein the front casing o1 the machine, combined with a pivotally mountedcoin-receiver adapted upon receiving a coin to position said ejector foraction, said frame also carrying a coin-ejector adapted upon theoperation of said frame to dislodge the coin from said receiver;substantially as set forth.

5. ln a vending machine, a holder for the articles to be sold, apivotally mounted frame having an exposed handle and affording adownwardly and frontwardly inclined coinchute, a downwardly andrearwardly inclined table below said chute over which the coins leavingsaid chute pass rearwardly, and a goods ejector pivotally secured to andcarried by said frame, combined with a pivotally mounted coin-receiverbelow said ejector and independent of said trame and adapted uponreceiving a coin to tilt against said ejector and position the same foraction, said frame also having an arm in rear of said table andsutliciently near the same to conine the coin to said table during itspassage over the same, a linger normally disposed to canpel the coin totake a flat position in said receiver and another iinger which acts todislodge the coin from the receiver' when said trame is operated;substantially as set i'orth,

(i. In a vending machine, a holder for the articles to be sold, apivotally mounted frame having an exposed handle and atording adownwardly and frontwardly inclined coinchute, a downwardly andrearwardly inclined table below said chute over which the coins leavingsaid chute pass rearwardly, and a goods ejector pivotally secured to andcarried b v said frame, said table at one side having a lip to deflectthe coins while passing over it, in a lateral direction, combined with apivot-ally mounted coin-receiver disposed to one side of thelongitudinal center o1 said table and adapted upon receiving a cointherefrom to position said ejector for action, said trame also having acoinejector adapted upon the operation of said frame to dislodge thecoin from said receiver; substantially as set fortlL 7. ln a vendingmachine, a holder for the articles to be sold, a pivotally mounted framehaving an exposed handle and affording a downwardly and frontwardlyinclined coinchute and a downwardly and rearwardly inclined table belowsaid chute over which the coins leaving said chute pass rearwardly, anda goods ejector pivotally secured to `and carried by said trame, saidtable at one side having a lip to deflect the coins while passing overit, in a lateral direction, combined with ia pivotally mountedcoin-receiver disposed to one side otthe longitudinal center of saidtable and below said ejector and adapted upon receiving a coin therefromto tilt upwardly against and position said ejector for action, saidframe also having a coin-ejector adapted upon the operation of saidframe to dislodge the coin from said receiver, and said holder andejector havingr parts to contact with each other when said ejector ismoved upwardly to arrest the saine in a predetermined position:substantially as set forth.

S. ln a vendingmachine, a holder for the stack of articles to be sold, apivotally mounted frame carrying a chute to receive the coins from thecoin-slot, a handle for operating said frame, a coin receiver to receiveand temporarily hold the coins fed to the machine, and a goods-ejectorcarried by said frame and adapted to be positioned for action by theweight of a'coin in said receiver, said frame hav ing a finger fordislodging the coin from said receiver and also a stop-arm il, combinedwith-a follower Si mounted upon the stack in said holder and having ahook S5 which upon the inward movement of said frame at a time when saidholder should be replenished, will descend upon and hook over said armall and lock said frame at its inward position, said frame having a partadapted when the trame is thus locked to exclude coins at said coinslot; substan tially as set i'orth.

E). In a vending machine, a holder for the stack of artiA cles to besold, a pivotally mounted frame carrying a frontwardly inclinedcoin-chute and an operating handle, a rearwardly inclined table belowthe coinchute to direct the coins inwardly, a goods-ejector pivotallysecured to and carried by said trame, and a pivotally mounted coinreceiver adapted upon receiving a coin to position said ejector foraction, combined with means for automatically returning said frame andejector to their initial position after they have been manuallyoperated, and means for preventing said frame and ejector from returningto their initial position, after they have been started into operation,until they have made a complete movement from such pos tionsubstantially as set forth.

signed at New York city, in the county of New York and Stale of NewYork, this .'ltith day ot' May, A. l). 1906.

FlLliTAll F. SlAULDlNG.

Witnesses Citas. C. Ginn, Aa'ritnr. Manton'.

